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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

停产

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tíngchǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Discontinue/ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.juː/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家公司决定停产这种型号的产品。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To stop doing, making, or providing something; to bring to an end.

    "The company decided to discontinue the manufacturing of this model due to low demand."
  2. 2

    To cease taking legal action or pursuing a claim.

    "The plaintiff chose to discontinue the lawsuit after reaching an out-of-court settlement."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'descontinuer', combining the prefix 'des-' (expressing reversal or separation, from Latin 'dis-') and 'continuer' (from Latin 'continuare', meaning to join together or continue). It entered the English language in the late 14th century, initially carrying the meaning of to interrupt, pause, or bring an action or state to an end.

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